power problems
Effects of wildfire season felt before first fall storm, as Nanaimo braces for more
NANAIMO - Impacts from the summer wildfire season are starting to be felt long after the last embers have been extinguished, and BC Hydro is worried the line between wildfire and storm season is disappearing. Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro's regional community relations manager, said Vancouver Island vegetation can withstand all...
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nailbiter
Judicial recount called as Ladysmith-Oceanside candidates separated by 50 votes
NANAIMO - More than two weeks after voters elected a majority BC Conservative government, some in the region are no closer to knowing who will represent them in Victoria.Final results confirmed by Elections BC show NDP incumbent Stephanie Higginson 50 votes ahead of BC Conservative challenger Kris McNichol, as of Monda...
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Fall Storm Season
'Strong and potent series of storms' moving through Nanaimo & Oceanside this week
NANAIMO - A wet and windy week is ahead. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for areas of eastern Vancouver Island on Monday, Nov. 9, including Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach, advising of "a strong and potent series of storms" approaching the province. The series of fall storms are ...
Nov 9, 2026
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Nanaimo cadets forming overnight Cenotaph vigil ahead of Remembrance Day
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Effects of wildfire season felt before first fall storm, as Nanaimo braces for more
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Judicial recount called as Ladysmith-Oceanside candidates separated by 50 votes
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Drug trafficker sentenced following high-event Nanaimo arrest
NANAIMO - Barely an adult, a young man's life spiraled out of control late in 2023.An aggravated assault conviction for a drug-related attack in Campbell River led to a nine-year prison sentence, followed by a bizarre series of events in Nanaimo on the evening of Dec. 13, 2023.Leonardo Rosales, 21, was handed 18 months...
Nov 9, 2026
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fair trade practices
Global Village Nanaimo at Woodgrove Centre until Christmas Eve
NANAIMO - Global Village Nanaimo is already hard at work with its winter pop-up store as they continue to promote fair trade practices. This year, the store is located on the exterior of Woodgrove Centre, between the Royal Bank and Island Savings Credit Union, allowing the store to have its own entrance. Serving the co...
Nov 8, 2026
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Good Fortune
Clippers win conference final rematch against Prince George
NANAIMO - The Clippers battled Prince George for the first time since sweeping the Spruce Kings in the 2026 BCHL Coastal Conference final.Both teams came in to the Saturday, Nov. 7 contest leading their respective divisions this season and Nanaimo took a tight 3-2 decision in overtime.It was the Clippers seventh straig...
Nov 8, 2026
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exercise caution
Scammers steal $4,000 from Nanaimo renter
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are reminding renters to do their due diligence before sending anyone money, after a local resident was scammed out of $4,000. RCMP say the victim was responding to an online advertisement for a Nanaimo rental, which included detailed information like a rental agreement and land title informati...
Nov 7, 2026
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ho ho holiday market
'Feel like they're coming home:' final Christmas-theme Cedar market this weekend
NANAIMO - It's the final weekend for the Cedar Farmers Market, and they plan to finish off the year with their usual holiday flair. The Cedar Farmers Market's annual Christmas-themed event takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the field behind the former Woodbank Elementary School at 1984 Woobank Rd., opening for seniors a...
Nov 7, 2026
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Show of Force
Clippers have offensive breakout game against Spruce Grove
NANAIMO - The Clippers rolled to their sixth straight victory by beating the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2.It was Nanaimo's highest offensive output of the season and the team's largest margin of victory.Just two minutes into the game Drew Roelofs put the Clippers up 1-0, then Miller Kay with a shorthanded marker and Pherson...
Nov 7, 2026
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British Columbia
'Things will never be the same': Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire
EDMONTON - The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh. A fire on Oct. 17 at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four soldiers and injured 39....
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B.C. deluge could bring 250 mm of rain as forecasters predict flooding, landslides
A deluge hitting Vancouver Island and other parts of southwest British Columbia could bring more than 250 millimetres of rain in some places, as forecasters warn of floods and landslides. Environment Canada has raised orange rainfall warnings in west a...
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Doerkson says indefinite halt at pulp mill a 'hard blow' to Quesnel, B.C., workers
QUESNEL - Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says news that a pulp mill in Quesnel, B.C., is halting production will be a "hard blow" for the mill's workers and their families in the small Cariboo city. Doerkson says owner Millar Western is curtailing pr...
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Man charged with murder after 52-year-old woman's death in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Homicide investigators say a 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a home in Chilliwack, B.C., last week. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Mounties in Chilliwack were cal...
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Alberta First Nation claims B.C. hydroelectric projects violate treaty rights
VANCOUVER - The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta is suing the British Columbia and federal governments and BC Hydro, alleging that provincial dam projects were built without regard for their rights, culture and way of life. Chief Allan Adam ...
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Galloway's accuser objected to his media depiction as 'benign lover'
VANCOUVER - The trial of Steven Galloway's defamation lawsuit has heard the woman who accused the author of rape and sexual assault - allegations he denies - felt he was being "exonerated in the news" after publicly admitting instead to a two-year affa...
20h ago
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Nanaimo skateboarder Pritchard wins Youth Olympics bronze for Canada
DAKAR - Canada's Evie Pritchard won bronze in women's street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 14-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., scored 137.79 points in the final, finishing just behind Brazil's Duda Ribeiro (138.28). China's Zhu Yua...
Nov 5, 2026
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on the move
Nanaimo-born NHL player traded from Nashville to Seattle
NANAIMO - Matthew Wood is heading west. The Nanaimo Minor Hockey product, who was drafted 15th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, was traded Sunday, Nov. 1, to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Kraken forward Shane Wright. Since signing his first NHL deal in late March 2025 and debuting wi...
Nov 2, 2026
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double gold
VIU Mariners capture pair of provincial soccer titles
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners men's and women's soccer teams are provincial champions after a near-perfect weekend.Going into the weekend with a semi-final bye courtesy of a perfect 9-0 season, the women's squad needed extra time to defeat Capilano by a 2-1 score at Douglas College in Coquitlam on Sunday, Nov. 1.Emma Thor...
Nov 2, 2026
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Good Fortune
Clippers win conference final rematch against Prince George
NANAIMO - The Clippers battled Prince George for the first time since sweeping the Spruce Kings in the 2026 BCHL Coastal Conference final.Both teams came in to the Saturday, Nov. 7 contest leading their respective divisions this season and Nanaimo took a tight 3-2 decision in overtime.It was the Clippers seventh straig...
Nov 8, 2026
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Show of Force
Clippers have offensive breakout game against Spruce Grove
NANAIMO - The Clippers rolled to their sixth straight victory by beating the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2.It was Nanaimo's highest offensive output of the season and the team's largest margin of victory.Just two minutes into the game Drew Roelofs put the Clippers up 1-0, then Miller Kay with a shorthanded marker and Pherson...
Nov 7, 2026
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New Opportunity
Clippers' Patterson departs for head coaching role with Surrey Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers are consistently moving players on to higher levels, and now one of their assistant coaches is moving on to run his own team. Gaelan Patterson is now the head coach of the Surrey Eagles of the BCHL after two stints working behind the Clippers' bench under Colin Birkas. In the 2024-25 campaign, Pa...
Nov 5, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: B.C. storm, a solemn Remembrance Day, meet 2026's Grey Cup horse
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. deluge could bring 250 mm of rain as forecasters predict flooding, landslides A deluge hitting Vancouver Island and other parts of southwest British Columbia ...
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'Things will never be the same': Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire
EDMONTON - The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh. A fire on Oct. 17 at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four soldiers and injured 39....
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Dabrusin defends Canada's climate record in advance of UN climate conference
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin pointed to Canada's work on methane emissions and electrification Monday in defence of her government's climate policy before this week's annual United Nations climate conference. Dabrusin will attend the fi...
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Collaboration helps cybercrime fighters 'paint full picture,' event participants say
OTTAWA - A large video screen displays a running tally of statistics as dozens of people hunch over laptops, a freshly formed hivemind in the fight against cybercrime. Operation Maple Disruption 2.0 is underway. The event, which ran Nov. 2 to 6 in Otta...
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'I can feel their heart': Silver Cross mother offers condolences over Wainwright
OTTAWA - Virginia Hicks did not know when the Royal Canadian Legion chose her as Canada's Silver Cross mother in June that a deadly training accident would soon cast a shadow over this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Hicks lost one of her own daught...
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Ottawa says 4,306 Canadian veterans of Second World War, Korea still alive today
OTTAWA - The number of living Canadian veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War has fallen sharply since Remembrance Day last year. Veterans Affairs Canada says the estimated population of living Canadian veterans from those two wars has dro...
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World
UN body agrees to postpone review of US rights record after Trump administration snub
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N.'s top human rights body on Tuesday postponed a regular review of the U.S. human rights record until January in hopes of persuading the Trump administration to reverse its decision to become the first government to snub the proces...
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Hegseth says bipartisan impeachment push is about 'policy disagreements,' not high crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dug in for a fight Tuesday against his potential impeachment in Congress, telling reporters that a rogue lawmaker is targeting him over "policy disagreements" and not the high crimes or offenses the nati...
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At least 12 people killed and dozens hurt in crashes on a foggy Bulgarian motorway, minister says
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Thick fog on a motorway in eastern Bulgaria caused two major crashes that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens on Tuesday, a government minister said. Dense fog on the motorway linking the capital Sofia with...
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Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
Sep 18, 2026
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For many retirees, and those nearing retirement, staying in their home can be difficult. The time spent on day-to-day maintenance, plus dealing with bigger repairs usually required on an older home, can cut into time they'd rather spend enjoying their retirement. And if they're traveling, they don't want to worry about...
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